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TEST AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT CONTRACT
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GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS
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GLOSSARY Term/Phrase Description
ACCEPTANCE The act of an authorized representative of the Government by which the Government, for itself or as an agent of another, assumes ownership of existing identified supplies tendered or approves specific services rendered as partial or complete performance of the contract.
ACCEPTANCE DATA PACKAGE
The specific data in a single package which contains information pertinent to acceptance, and provides a verified status, including the as-built configuration (software or hardware) to the using organization. The ADP is prepared as part of the hardware or software acceptance/delivery criteria and maintained throughout the hardware or software life cycle after government acceptance, including processing; testing; launch on-orbit and post-landing processing; and maintenance, modification, and refurbishment activities.
ACCESS CONTROL Limiting access to hardware, equipment, information or operations for the purposes of maintaining one or more of the following: safety, quality, configuration and item integrity.
ACCESS PRIVILEGES Capability to utilize electronic data systems
ACCREDITATION The official management decision given by a senior agency official to authorize operation of an information system and to explicitly accept the risk to agency operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), agency assets, or individuals, based on the implementation of an agreed-upon set of criteria.
AD HOC QUERY An unplanned, customized, real-time data inquiry
AGENCY (uppercase 'A')
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ANOMALY An unexpected event, hardware or software damage, a departure from past experience, established procedures or performance, or a deviation of system, subsystem, hardware or software performance outside certified design/performance specification limits.
ASSOCIATE CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT
A documented mutual understanding between two or more contractors that enables support from one to the other or working together to meet a common objective and requiring no Government involvement.
AVAILABILITY The probability that an item is in an operable and committable state when called for at an unknown (random) time.
BASELINE The defined and approved end-item configuration that is documented by drawings, specifications, and/or other technical documents. A reference for program and project planning and a point of departure for change control.
BENCHSTOCK Low-cost, repetitively used consumption type supplies, and repair parts, established at or near points of consumption/use to ensure continuous
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and uninterrupted operations.
BI-DIRECTIONAL DIGITAL DATA SHARING
The transfer of information in electronic form between systems without the need for conversion.
BIOLOGICAL HAZARD, BIO-HAZARD
Biological substances that pose a threat to the health of living organisms, primarily that of humans. This can include medical waste or samples of a microorganism, virus or toxin (from a biological source) that can impact human health. The term and its associated symbol used as a warning so those potentially exposed to the substance will know to take precautions.
BIO-SAFETY LEVEL The United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) categorizes various diseases in levels of biohazard, Level 1 being minimum risk and Level 4 being extreme risk. Laboratories and other facilities are categorized as BSL (Bio-safety Level) 1-4.
CAPITALIZED PROPERTY (Government)
Individual items of Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&E) that have an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more, or have an estimated useful life of two years or more, and are not intended for sale in the ordinary course of operations, and are acquired or constructed with the intention of being used or available for use.
CARGO Cargo includes Portable Equipment, Payloads and Cargo (PEPC), ISS hardware or Utilization experiments
CENTER (uppercase 'C') Kennedy Space Center
CERTIFICATION The formal written act whereby a responsible official attests to the satisfactory accomplishment of specified activities and authorizes the affected hardware/software, procedures, facilities, and/or personnel for specified usage.
CLOSE CALL A mishap resulting in no personal injury or illness, personal injury or illness requiring only first aid, and/or minor damage (of less than $1,000) but with potential for causing a more serious mishap or negative mission impact. Reference NPR 8621.1
CLOSED-LOOP PROCESS A method of tracking requirements, from development through implementation and verification, to ensure satisfaction and reporting of the entire set of requirements for any given operation.
CLOSEOUT The process of inspecting and securing hardware, usually flight hardware, to ensure no foreign material, damage or out-of-configuration condition exists prior to covering an area in preparation for testing or flight.
COMMAND MONITORING AND DATA SYSTEM
A system used to monitor and control the set points of laboratory equipment at the SSPF and SLSL.
COMPATIBILITY (Electromagnetic)
The ability of two or more electronic systems to operate in their intended environment without their performance being adversely affected by electromagnetic fields.
COMPLIANCE The act or process of satisfying requirements
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COMPONENT A part, device, structure, or combination, usually self-contained, that performs a distinctive function in the operations of the overall equipment; e.g., cryogenic pump, filter assembly, power supply, or transmitter.
COMPOSITE OVERWRAPPED PRESSURE VESSEL
A vessel consisting of a thin, non-structural liner wrapped with a structural fiber composite, designed to hold fluid under pressure.
CONFIGURATION CONTROL The process for documenting a baseline and any subsequent changes.
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
A process that establishes and maintains consistency of a product's attributes with its requirements and product configuration information throughout the product's life cycle.
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT DATA SYSTEM
A computer data system for maintaining the design configuration and change tracking for ground support facilities, systems, and equipment end-items.
“CONSISTENT WITH” The contractor has flexibility to develop and apply an approach, but the approach must meet the intent of the reference document.
CONSTRAINT Any technical or operational limiting factor that would prohibit performance of an activity, invalidate a portion of a work authorization document (sequence or step), or could cause personal injury or equipment damage if not resolved satisfactorily before the start of the work sequence or step.
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES
NASA's capital investment program for facility projects with estimated cost of greater than $1,000,000 per project. CoF projects are approved by NASA Headquarters and require Congressional approval.
CONTINGENCY A potential off-nominal operational condition that require actions (e.g., preplanned troubleshooting, hardware safing, launch scrub or recycle, or crew evacuation). Also, a mishap, mission failure, incident, or high-visibility close call that causes or may cause a major impact to spaceflight operations or prevents accomplishment of a primary mission objective.
CRITICAL The categorization based on the worst case potential effect of failure (loss of function or inadvertent operation), that could result in loss of life, loss of vehicle, or damage to a vehicle systems.
CRITICAL ITEM Any article or material which if defective can cause loss of life, loss of vehicle, or result in a hazardous or unsafe conditions or make a system non-functional.
CRITICAL ITEMS LIST A listing comprised of critical items identified as a result of performing the Failure Modes and Effects Analysis.
CRITICAL SKILLS A specific ability that is required for the safe execution or performance of a unique task, requiring specialized training and certification.
COMMERCIAL-OFF-THE-SHELF Software
Software that is commercially available and maintained by a vendor.
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DAMAGE ASSESSMENT and RECOVERY TEAM
A team of personnel to replace the Ride-Out Team and continue the recovery effort after a tropical storm or hurricane. The team performs tasks necessary to restore the infrastructure, perform damage assessment, sustain the recovery effort, and safe hazardous situations.
DATA DELIVERY IN-PLACE An IT-specific term referring to the capability to provide access to data in the contractor's native system(s). It does not refer to data specifically identified as a contract deliverable in the PWS, including those items identified in Appendix 1.
DEMILITARIZATION/ DEMIL The act of eliminating the functional capabilities and inherent military design features from Government personal property. Methods and degree range from removal and destruction of critical features to total destruction by cutting, crushing, shredding, melting, burning, etc. DEMIL is required to prevent property from being used for its originally intended purpose and to prevent the release of inherent design information that could be used against the United States. DEMIL applies to material in both serviceable and unserviceable condition.
DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE
Includes the repair, fabrication, manufacture, rebuilding, assembly overhaul, modification, refurbishment, rebuilding, test, analysis, repair-process design, in-service engineering, upgrade, painting and disposal of parts, assemblies, subassemblies, software, components, or end items that require shop facilities, tooling, support equipment, and/or personnel of higher technical skills, or processes beyond the organizational level capability.
DESTOW To remove PEPC/FCE, Utilization experiments or ISS hardware from spacecraft.
DOCUMENT CENTER A location to provide onsite access for drawings and technical documentation in electronic and hard copy formats.
DOCUMENT RELEASE AUTHORIZATION
A process to release engineering documentation into a central repository in accordance with KNPR 8830.1 and other Center processes.
DOCUMENTED The condition of being recorded in written or electronic form.
DOCUMENTATION Information and its supporting medium; e.g., records, specifications, drawings, reports, standards and work documents. The medium may be paper, photography, digital files, optical discs, magnetic, electronic storage or a combination.
e533 FLAT FILE A format specific machine readable electronic file of NASA Form 533 reportable data (See DRs 1-2.5 and 1-2.6).
ELECTRONIC INFORMATION Any data and information, except for limited-rights data or restricted software that is processed, managed, accessed or stored on an IT system in the performance of the contract.
EQUIPMENT A tangible asset that is functionally complete for its intended purpose, durable, nonexpendable. Equipment is not intended for sale, and does not ordinarily lose its identity or become a component part of another article when put into use.
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EXCESS A classification assigned to government property for which there is no requirement for future use. Also a process for property disposal.
EXPENDABLES Property that may be consumed in use or loses its identity in use and may be dropped from stock record accounts when it is issued or used.
EXPERIMENT/SCIENCE PAYLOAD
A collection of equipment (hardware, software, specimens, etc.) and associated processes that are used to achieve specific scientific, technological, or commercial objectives. The scientific research and development components being flown on a particular mission, within or on a payload.
EXPRESS LOGISTICS CARRIER An external platform attached to the ISS which is utilized to warehouse ISS spares and external payloads. The external payloads mounted on the ELC are active.
FACILITY-BASED SYSTEMS Built-in equipment and large substantially affixed equipment normally acquired and installed as part of a facility project. Typically includes equipment or systems required to make a facility useful and operable. The removal of such equipment would impair the usefulness, safety, or environment of the facility and would involve substantial cost because of the special or unique services required for the initial installation. Examples of TOSC facility-based systems include VAB 325-ton bridge crane, launch pad main flame deflector and VAB and SSPF high-bay powered doors.
FAILURE ANALYSIS The effort of physical inspections, test (destructive or nondestructive), and/or analytical processes required to determine the failure modes and causes.
FAILURE MODES AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS
The analysis of the potential failure modes in a system to determine effects on system operation, personnel safety, and flight hardware; and to classify each failure mode according to severity.
FLIGHT CREW EQUIPMENT This includes an assortment of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) including food, survival equipment, photography equipment, exercise equipment, waste and hygiene supplies, clothing, etc.
FLIGHT-LIKE STATE Parts maintained visibly clean, appropriately handled and transported, and maintained in good working condition using best shop practices in an environmentally controlled atmosphere.
FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS/DAMAGE
Debris is a substance or article alien to a vehicle or system, which could potentially cause damage; Damage is any impairment attributed to a foreign object which may degrade the product's required safety and/or performance characteristics.
GENERAL PURPOSE VEHICLES
Any vehicles required beyond what the Government provides. Examples include transportation for the purpose of personnel, equipment, and materials movement such as sedans, light trucks, trailers, and tankers not specifically designed for application at the installation.
GOVERNMENT (uppercase 'G')
NASA at Kennedy Space Center
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GOVERNMENT (lowercase 'g')
Any government entity except NASA Kennedy Space Center.
GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR The US Government accounting year for appropriations which is the 12 month period starting October 1st and ending September 30th.
GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY
Property in the possession of, or directly acquired by, the Government and subsequently made available to the contractor.
GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED SERVICES
Services directly acquired by the Government and subsequently made available to the contractor.
GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY DATA EXCHANGE PROGRAM
A cooperative data exchange among Government and industry participants for sharing and use of engineering and failure data. GIDEP provides a means to exchange a variety of data during the acquisition process and life cycle of systems and equipment that can be utilized to improve reliability and reduce the cost of ownership. Includes the use of GIDEP ALERT and GIDEP SAFE-ALERT Reports.
GOVERNMENT-LED Any operation or activity where the Government performs as 'task leader' and a significant portion of the work, including procedure development, is performed by Government personnel. A task leader is responsible for integrating, coordinating, and directing team members in the accomplishment of a task.
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY All property owned or leased by the Government. Government property includes both Government-furnished property and contractor-acquired property. This includes installation-accountable and contractor-accountable property as pursuant to NFS 1852.245-71 and FAR 52.245-1, respectively.
GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
Non-flight support equipment with a physical or functional interface with flight hardware that is routinely required for the handling, servicing, inspection, testing, maintenance, alignment, adjustment, checkout, repair, and overhaul of the flight hardware.
GROUND SYSTEMS Systems used to process or test flight hardware during ground processing, including unique facility-based systems, ground support equipment, and flight hardware special test equipment.
HANDOVER The process for transferring ownership (DD250) or custody and responsibility (DD1149) of 'assets' between the government and contractors or between contractors.
HAZARD The presence of a potential risk situation which may result in injury, loss of life, hardware damage, loss of system, or loss of mission.
HAZARDOUS OPERATION Any operation involving materials or equipment that has a high potential to result in loss of life, serious injury to personnel, or damage to systems, equipment or facilities.
HAZARDOUS WASTES Any waste or combination of wastes that requires special management in waste handling, processing, and disposal for the protection of human health or the environment.
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HIGH PRESSURE GAS SERVICING
High pressure gas servicing refers to filling of pressure vessels to a pressure greater than 3,000 psi.
HIGHLY-SPECIALIZED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Highly-specialized IT is a part of, internal to, or embedded in a mission platform. Representative examples of highly-specialized IT include: avionics software, real-time control systems, onboard processors, spacecraft instrumentation software, human physiology monitoring systems, ground support environment, experiment simulators, Launch Control System and launch cameras.
HIGH-VISIBILITY CLOSE CALLS
Those particular mishaps or close calls, regardless of the amount of property damage or personnel injury, that the senior NASA management judges to possess a high degree of programmatic impact or public, media, or political interest including, but not limited to, mishaps and close calls that impact flight hardware, flight software, or completion of critical mission milestones.
HOST ROLE SERVICES Pre-defined contract support provided to customers. For ISS, includes ISS sponsored or International Partner customers. For LSP includes spacecraft customers.
HYPERGOLIC PROPELLANT Certain rocket fuels and oxidizers that ignite spontaneously when the two components come in contact without an external ignition source. Certain fuels can also be a monopropellant, utilizing a stationary catalyst.
INDEFINITE-DELIVERY/ INDEFINITE-QUANTITY
An indefinite-delivery contract type, also known as a task-order contract, used to acquire services/supplies when the exact times and/or exact quantities of future requirements/deliveries are not known at the time of contract award. A type of indefinite-delivery contract that provides for an indefinite quantity, within stated limits, of supplies or services during a fixed period, and is used to acquire supplies or services when the exact times or exact quantities of future deliveries are not known at the time of contract award. The indefinite-quantity mechanism in TOSC permits ordering of supplies or services after requirements materialize via the issuance of delivery or task orders.
“IN ACCORDANCE WITH” The contractor shall comply with all aspects (requirements, guidelines, specifications, etc) of the associated compliance document.
IN-SITU In place
INSTITUTION KSC organizations (Government or contractor), other than TOSC, providing support services and infrastructure (Government-Furnished Services).
INTEGRATED PROCESSING Critical path ground operations starting with assembly of the flight vehicle elements through vehicle launch.
INTEGRATED TESTING End-to-end testing performed upon completion of flight system assembly to verify all ground-to-flight and flight-to-flight system
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interfaces and functions.
INTEGRATED VEHICLE The point at which any two or more major flight elements are joined. The state of the vehicle after all elements are assembled per mission requirements.
INTERFACE VERIFICATION TEST
Tests to verify interface design requirements and validate functionality between elements (flight to flight, flight to ground, and ground to ground).
ISS VEHICLE SUSTAINING CONTRACT
JSC contract (NAS15-10000 or follow-on) with responsibility and accountability of ISS equipment
IT RESOURCES Any hardware or software or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment that is used to process, manage access or store electronic information.
INTERNATIONAL PARTNER A foreign agency that designed, developed and is operating ISS hardware. The International Partners/Participants are Roscosmos (Russian Federal Space Agency), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and European Space Agency (ESA). Italy and Brazil also have agreements with NASA.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION RESEARCH
Project level funding for a subcategory of small payloads, experiments and hardware developed by Ames Research Center, Glen Research Center, Marshall Space Flight Center and KSC.
KENNEDY DATA CENTER A central facility that contains a number of computers that host IT applications. Typically, this type of facility has redundant power, air conditioning, and network connections.
KIT/KITTING An assembly, or act of assembling, of hardware, equipment, or consumables placed in suitable containers for control and issue.
LAUNCH TEAM The launch team, composed of both Government and contractor personnel, is responsible for the test, checkout and monitoring of the flight hardware and ground systems during countdown to ensure all system parameters meet the criteria to launch.
LEAD FACILITY INTEGRATOR Organization responsible for integrating and coordinating activities within the facility
LEGACY SYSTEMS Systems inherited from previous Programs.
LIFE CYCLE Generic term covering all phases of acquisition, operation, and support of an item, beginning with the concept definition and continuing through disposal of the item.
MAINTAIN (Documentation) The process of ensuring that a document is configuration-controlled and current.
MAINTAIN/ MAINTENANCE (Systems and Equipment)
The recurring work required to preserve systems, structures, GSE, and collateral equipment in a condition that they may be used for their designated purpose over an intended service life.
MAINTAINABILITY The measure of the ability of an item to be retained in, or restored to, a
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specified condition when maintenance is performed. A design and operating characteristic that permits hardware to be serviced, inspected, and repaired with a minimum expenditure of maintenance resources.
MAJOR SUBCONTRACTOR A subcontractor providing support during the contract performance period with a total subcontract value greater than or equal to $50,000,000.
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM(S)
A computer-based system, consisting of a system or multiple systems that provide tools for generating, organizing, evaluating, and efficiently managing and integrating electronic information.
MATERIAL Property that may be consumed or expended during the performance of a contract, component parts of a higher assembly, or items that lose their individual identity through incorporation into an end-item. Material does not include equipment, special tooling, and special test equipment.
MISHAP An unplanned event involving (or potentially involving) injury or death to personnel, damage to or loss of property, or mission failure; fully defined in NPR 8621.1.
MISSION The performance of a coherent set of operations to achieve program goals.
MISSION ASSURANCE Activities or the performance of activities which provide increased confidence that the requirements, processes, and standards for a mission are being fulfilled.
MISSION DIRECT Activities or the performance of activities entirely attributable to a mission.
NASA-MANAGED PROJECT Any project where the Government has the overall management responsibility.
NASA-MANAGED OPERATION
An operation where NASA personnel lead the operation and conduct the work procedure, but contractor personnel perform the work.
NONCONFORMANCE A condition of any article, item, part, supplies, product, material or service in which one or more characteristics do not conform to requirements specified in the contract, drawings, specifications or other approved product description. Includes failures, discrepancies, defects and malfunctions.
NON-MISSION DIRECT Activities or the performance of activities not entirely attributable to a mission.
OFFLINE OPERATIONS/ PROCESSING
Non-critical path processing activities that occur prior to integration of the vehicle flight components. It also includes processing activities that take place following launch, such as recovery, post-flight processing, refurbishment, ground system, and turnaround operations.
OFFLINE LABORATORY SPACE
Non-processing area physical space that has been specifically constructed and equipped for testing, research, and experimentation.
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OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, ENGINEERING, USER MATRIX
Matrix that defines NASA KSC processing systems and equipment and the associated Operations, Maintenance, sustaining Engineering, User (OMEU) responsibilities of contractors and Government.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION DOCUMENT
The single authoritative source for Space Station for non-drawing organizational level operations, maintenance, data and analysis requirements and specifications.
ORBITAL REPLACEMENT UNIT
Any assembly that can be removed and replaced as a unit from the system on orbit when the unit either passes its design life or fails.
ORION NASA's Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle designation.
OUTAGE A stoppage or interruption of service due to the shutdown or test of a utility, equipment, or a support facility that will affect the continued operations of systems, facilities, or functions. Categorized as scheduled (a planned outage which allows time for determining impact to affected contractors and systems) or unscheduled (when a system or piece of equipment becomes inoperative unexpectedly).
PAYLOAD CUSTOMER The organization responsible for overall design, fabrication, integration, and operation of the payload. Assumed to include such people as program managers, payload developers, and principal investigators.
“PER” See "In Accordance With"
PERSONAL PROPERTY Property of any kind including equipment, materials, and supplies; property in transit in Government conveyances or common carriers; storage for stock or disposal; undergoing maintenance, repair, modification or service test; acquired by donations or any other method. Excludes real property.
PHASE-IN Period of time from contract award date to contract effective start date.
PORTABLE EQUIPMENT, PAYLOADS AND CARGO
All pressurized ORUs, payloads, cargo, science and Flight Crew Equipment (FCE) transported to and from the International Space Station (ISS) and for other missions. PEPC is installed inside the CM. “PEPC” and “FCE” are used interchangeably.
PRESSURANT An inert gas that is used to pressurize a pressure vessel prior to loading it with the mission commodity.
PRESSURE SYSTEM An assembly of components under pressure, including vessels, piping, valves, pumps, relief devices, expansion joints, and gauges.
PRESSURE VESSEL Any vessel used for storage or handling of gas or liquid under positive pressure, including components of systems.
PROBLEM Any nonconformance or anomaly (e.g., failure, unsatisfactory condition, unexplained anomaly, or suspect condition) on design, project or operational hardware, software, facilities, systems, procedures, or processes.
PROBLEM REPORTING, A system (may exist at both the project and program levels) for
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ANALYSIS & CORRECTIVE ACTION
identifying, reporting, analyzing for cause, remedying, and preventing recurrence of problems on critical and mission essential systems.
PROGRAM A strategic investment by a Mission Directorate or Mission Support Office that has a defined architecture, technical approach, requirements, funding level, and a management structure that initiates and directs one or more projects. A program defines a strategic direction that the Agency has identified as critical.
PROGRAM MILESTONE A designated point in flight or ground hardware development and processing, uniquely defined by each NASA Program, in which a set of critical objectives has been completed.
PROGRAM PLAN The document that establishes the program’s baseline for implementation, signed by the Mission Directorate Associate Administrator, Center Director(s), and Program Manager.
PROJECT A specific investment identified in a Program Plan having defined requirements, a life cycle cost, a beginning, and an end. A project yields new or revised products and services that directly address NASA's strategic needs. A project also has a management structure and may have interfaces to other projects, agencies, and international partners.
READY TO PRODUCE The preservation and maintenance of the lab or shop technical infrastructure base at a sufficient level to respond to customer-funded requirements. This includes administration and management of the lab or shop, ensuring that software licenses, hardware, maintenance and calibrations are kept up to date, consumables are procured and available, and technical skills are ready to provide basic lab or shop services.
REAL PROPERTY Land, buildings, structures, utilities, systems, improvements, and appurtenances thereto permanently annexed to land. Includes the collateral equipment or systems.
RECEIVE/ RECEIVING
Includes documentation transfer and receiving inspections to identify and annotate any damage or abnormalities that may have occurred during transit from one facility or site to another.
RECORDS Documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received by an agency of the United States Government under Federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved or appropriate for preservation by that agency or its legitimate successor as evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the Government or because of the informational value of data in them. Library and museum material made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes, extra copies of documents preserved only for convenience of reference and stocks of publications and of processed documents are not included.
RECOVERY Post-landing activities including safing, retrieval of flight hardware,
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flight crew egress, turnover of critical cargo, and transportation to a de-servicing site.
RECYCLE (Launch recycle)
Initial safing and securing of the launch vehicle, spacecraft and ground systems immediately following a launch countdown termination; configures the flight elements and launch control systems for troubleshooting and corrective action, or defines flight and ground system reconfigurations in order to resume launch countdown.
REFERENCE Provided for background or information.
RELIABILITY The probability that an item, system, subsystem, component, or part will perform the intended and required function under specified conditions at a designated time for a specified interval.
REPRESENTED The personnel that are members of a Bargaining Unit or Union.
RIDE-OUT TEAM Essential personnel, both contractor and Government, with special skills, who have volunteered to remain on site to ride-out a hurricane or tropical storm to keep mission essential systems and infrastructure up and running, as well as protect flight hardware and flight vehicles.
RISK The probability, severity, and uncertainties of experiencing an undesired event.
RISK ASSESSMENT An engineering or operational analysis which identifies, safety, technical, schedule or cost risks, and associated consequences and likelihood.
RISK REVIEW BOARD A board that reviews issues with potential safety, technical, schedule, and cost risk, whose chairperson makes recommendations to the appropriate authority.
ROOT CAUSE The underlying reason for one or more nonconformances or deficiencies identified by analysis, investigation or studies which, when corrected, will prevent recurrence of the same or similar nonconformances and deficiencies.
ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE
A high-level preliminary cost estimate for a project or task.
SAFETY CRITICAL ITEM A part, equipment, or assembly which contains a characteristic whose failure, malfunction, or absence could cause a catastrophic or critical failure resulting in the loss of or serious damage to the spacecraft or vehicle, an unacceptable risk of personal injury, or loss of life.
SAFING The process of eliminating unsafe, potentially hazardous, conditions to prevent damage to equipment, hardware, or facilities and injury or death to personnel. Actions include relieving pressurized or potential energy systems, de-energizing electrical systems, removing hazardous commodities, removing explosive devices, and removing and/or decontaminating equipment exposed to hazardous commodities.
SATTELLITE ACCUMULATION AREA
An area located in a workplace or facility where hazardous items, chemicals, waste are controlled until removed by the responsible
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contractor.
SENSITIVE INFORMATION Unclassified information that requires protection due to the risk and magnitude of loss or harm that could result from the inadvertent or deliberate disclosure, alteration, or destruction of information. This includes information for which improper use or disclosure could adversely affect the ability of an agency to accomplish its mission, proprietary information, records about individuals requiring protection under the Privacy Act, and information not releasable under the Freedom of Information Act. This is not the same as the National Security Agency (NSA) term “Sensitive, But Unclassified Information.”
SERVICING The process of preparing for and loading of fluids and gases into spacecraft, launch vehicles.
SPACEPORT SERVICES Spaceport Services (reference PWS Section 8) enables access to TOSC services, capabilities and expertise, and provides a mechanism for the Government to accommodate future NASA requirements using IDIQ task orders. NASA requirements can include support to NASA programs, commercial entities, and other government agencies. This section may be used to fulfill NASA requirements in other agreements (e.g., Space Act Agreement, Commercial Space Launch Act agreement).
SPECIAL TEST EQUIPMENT Either single or multipurpose integrated test units engineered, designed, fabricated, or modified to accomplish special purpose testing.
STANDALONE OPERATIONS Processing operations that are not in the critical-path and can be accomplished any time prior to integration.
SUPPORTABILITY ASSESSMENT
A wide range of related analyses that are conducted within the systems engineering process to ensure that supportability is included as a system performance requirement, ensure that the system is concurrently developed or acquired with the optimal support system and infrastructure, and to ensure continuous supportability throughout the lifecycle of a system. Examples include commonality and standardization analyzes, repair level analysis, life cycle cost analysis.
SURVIVABILITY Sustaining engineering and maintenance activities (e.g., like-item replacement, modifications, and analyses) associated with extending the service life of aging systems.
SYSTEM The combination of components, assemblies, equipment and/or processes that work together to perform a function. Includes all hardware, software, equipment, facilities, personnel, processes and procedures needed for this purpose.
SYSTEM ASSURANCE ANALYSIS
A documented, integrated reliability and safety analysis that combines criticality assessment, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Single Failure Point Analysis, Critical Items List, and Hazard Analysis.
TEAMING ARRANGEMENT See FAR 9.601. Two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a prime contractor (offeror) and/or a prime contractor (offeror) agrees with one or more other companies to have them act as
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its subcontractors.
TRANSITION AND RETIREMENT
Refers to Space Shuttle Program (SSP) and the International Space Station Program (ISSP) closeout activities.
TRAVELED WORK Work being performed at KSC that was originally planned for performance before delivery to KSC, but was not completed.
UNIVERSAL DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM
The Universal Documentation System (UDS) is the mechanism used for formally documenting a requesting agency's program support requirements and the supporting agency's response, including capabilities and commitments to support those requirements.
UTILIZATION PAYLOADS A collection of equipment (hardware, software, specimens, etc.) and associated processes that are used to achieve specific scientific, technological, or commercial objectives. The scientific research and development components being flown on a particular mission, within or on a payload managed out of the JSC Payloads Office.
USER PRIVILEGES Authorization given to enable use of full functionality of systems and tools.
VALIDATION The evaluation process that proves a system meets the operational requirements of the user. Is performed through a combination of test, analysis, demonstrations, and inspection.
VERIFICATION Proof of system compliance with design solution specifications and descriptive documents. Is performed through a combination of test, analysis, demonstration, and inspection.
WORK YEAR EQUIVALENT The total productive labor hours in a year that a full time contractor employee could be expected to be available for work, excluding non-productive time (e.g., holidays and leave).
WORK FOR OTHERS Work performed for and paid by others via a separate agreement between the TOSC contractor and the others. “Others” include, federal, and state agencies, and commercial entities. Refer to contract clause at H.17 for more information.
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ACRONYMS
Acronym Description
21CGS 21st Century Ground Systems (Replaced by GSDO)
45 SW 45th Space Wing
ABRS Advanced Biological Research System
ACA Associate Contractor Agreement
ACBM Asbestos-Containing Building Materials
ACES Agency Consolidated End-user Services
ACO Administrative Contracting Officer
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADP Acceptance Data Package
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AOE Area(s) of Emphasis
ARF Assembly and Refurbishment Facility
ARIS Active Rack Isolation System
ASM Acquisition Strategy Meeting
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM American Society for Testing Materials
ATV Autonomous Transfer Vehicle (also Automated Transfer Vehicle)
BCDU Battery Charge Discharge Unit
BCM Basic Cost Model
BEA Bilateral Exchange Agreements
BOE Basis Of Estimate
BRIC Biological Research In Canisters
CAD Computer-Aided Design
CAE Computer-Aided Engineering
CAPPS Checkout Assembly and Payload Processing Services
CAS Cost Accounting Standards
CBA Collective Bargaining Agreement
CBL Contractor Bill of Lading
CCAFS Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
CCB Configuration Control Board
CCS Center Chief of Security
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CCW Cost Control Weight
CDR Critical Design Review
CEA Center Export Administrator
CEF COMSEC Equipment Facility
CEIT Crew Equipment Interface Test
CEMP Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
CER Cost Estimating Relationships
CES Cost Control Evaluation Score
CFO Chief Financial Officer
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CG Center of Gravity
CHATS Contractor-Held Asset Tracking System
CI Configuration Item
CI Counterintelligence
CIL Critical Items List
CLIN Contract Line Item Number
CM Configuration Management
CM Crew Module
CMDS Command, Monitor and Data System
CO Contracting Officer
CoF Construction of Facilities
COF/EMS Central Operations Facility/Enterprise Management System
CoFR Certification of Flight Readiness
COL-EPF Columbus-External Payload Facility
COMSEC Communications Security
COOP Continuity of Operations Plan
COPV Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel
COTR Contracting Officer's Technical Representative
COTS Commercial Off-The-Shelf
CR Change Request
CRF Canister Rotation Facility
CRS Commercial Resupply Service
CSA Configuration Status and Accounting
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CSM Crew Service Module
CSP Cooperative and State Program
CT Counterterrorism
CV Contract Value
DART Damage Assessment and Recovery Team
DCAA Defense Contract Audit Agency
DCMA Defense Contract Management Agency
DCR Design Certification Review
DFO Design For Operability
DFUM Directorate Facility Utilization Manager
DHS Department of Homeland Security
DIMS Digital Imagery Management System
DoD Department of Defense
DOT Department Of Transportation
DR Data Requirement
DRA Document Release Authorization
DRL Data Requirements List
E3, E3 Electromagnetic Environmental Effects
e533 e533 Flat File (DR 1.2-6)
EAC Estimate at Completion
EAR Export Administration Regulations
ECP Export Control Plan
ELC Express Logistics Carrier
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
EME Electromagnetic Effects
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
EMP Emergency Management Plan
EMS Emergency Medical System
EMS Environmental Management System
EO Executive Order
ESC Engineering Support Contract
ESD Exploration Systems Development Directorate
EXPRESS EXpedite the PRocessing of Experiments to the Space Station
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FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation
FAST Federal Automotive Statistical Tool
FCE Flight Crew Equipment
FDO Fee Determining Official
FHRC Flex Hose Rotary Coupler
FICA Federal Insurance Contribution Act
FISMA Federal Information Security Management Act
FMD Financial Management Division
FMEA Failure Modes and Effects Analyses
FMEA/CIL Failure Modes and Effects Analyses - Critical Item List
FOD Foreign Object Debris
FPRA Forward Price Rate Agreement
FRAM Flight Release Attach Mechanism
FSE Flight Support Equipment
FSEU Facilities, Systems, Equipment, and Utilities
FSUA Facility Space Utilization Application
FUO Facility Utilization Officer
G&A General and Administrative
GACU Ground Air Conditioning Unit
GAO Government Accountability Office
GFC Government-Furnished Commodities
GFF Government-Furnished Facilities
GFLIT Government-Furnished Legacy IT Systems
GFI Government Furnished Information
GFS Government-Furnished Services
GFE Government Furnished Equipment
GFP Government-Furnished Property
GFY Government Fiscal Year
GIDEP Government/Industry Data Exchange Program
GOLD Government On-Line Database
GOTS Government Off-The-Shelf
GP General Publication
GPD Ground Processing Directorate
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GS Ground Systems
GSA General Services Administration
GSDO Ground Systems Development and Operations (Formerly known as 21CGS)
GSE Ground Support Equipment
GSI Government Source Inspection
HA Hazard Analyses
HEO Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate
HRFF Hardware Ready For Flight
HTV H II Transfer Vehicle (JAXA)
IAR Information Act Request
IAW in accordance with
ICAS Institutional Computerized Archival System
ICD Interface Control Document
IDIQ Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity
IFA In-Flight Anomaly
ILSP Integrated Logistics Support Plan
IMCS Information Management and Communication Support Contract
IMS Information Management System
IMS Inventory Management System
IPO Industrial Property Officer
ISC Institutional Service Contract
ISIS International Subrack Interface Standard
ISO International Organization for Standardization
ISPR International Standard Payload Racks
ISR Individual Subcontracting Report
ISS International Space Station
ISSP International Space Station Program
ISS-R International Space Station Research
IT Information Technology
ITAR International Traffic in Arms Regulations
ITSSP Information Technology System Security Plan
IVT Interface Verification Test
IWG Imagery Working Group
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JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
JEM-EPF Japanese Experiment Module-External Payload Facility
JSC NASA's Johnson Space Center, Texas
KCA Kennedy Customer Agreement
KCCS Kennedy Complex Control System
KDC Kennedy Data Center
KDP Kennedy Documented Procedure
KFT Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Fixation Tube
KGCS Kennedy Ground Control System
KISS Kennedy Institutional Support Services
KNPD Kennedy NASA Policy Directive
KNPR Kennedy NASA Procedural Requirement
KSC NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida
KSC-PSM KSC Pressure Systems Manager
LA Local Authority
LAFP Local Authority Facilities Project
LAS Launch Abort System
LC Labor Categories
LC Launch Complex
LC-39 Launch Complex 39 at KSC
LCC Launch Control Center
LES Launch Equipment Shop
LH2, LH2 Liquid Hydrogen
LHe Liquid Helium
LIVIS/CWLIS Lightning Induced Voltage Instrumentation System/Catenary Wire Lightning Instrumentation Systems
LOE Level of Effort
LON Launch On Need
LOX Liquid Oxygen
LRU Line Replaceable Unit
LSA Logistics Support Analyses
LSP Launch Services Program
MESC Medical and Environmental Support Contract
MIM Multi-Increment Manifest
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MIS Management Information System
ML Mobile Launcher
MLE Middeck Locker Equivalents
MLP Mobile Launcher Platform
MMH Monomethyl Hydrazine
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOSB Multi-Operations Support Building
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MPCV Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (Previously : Orion CxP Crew Exploration Vehicle - CEV)
MPPF Multi-Purpose Processing Facility
MRB Material Review Board
MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center
N-Prop NASA Property Management System
NAC National Agency Check
NACI National Agency Check with Inquiries
NAICS North American Industry Classification System
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NDE Non-Destructive Evaluation
NDT Non-Destructive Testing
NEC Negotiated Estimated Cost
NESS NF 1018 Electronic Submission System
NF NASA Form
NFS NASA FAR Supplement
NH3, NH3 Ammonia
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NITR NASA Information Technology Requirements
NORS Nitrogen/Oxygen Recharge System
NPD NASA Policy Directive
NPR NASA Procedural Requirement
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NSSC NASA Shared Services Center
NSSD NASA Spacecraft Services Depot
NSTS National Space Transportation System
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NTE Not To Exceed
O&C Operations and Checkout Building
O&M Operations & Maintenance
O&SHA Operating and Support Hazard Analysis
OCD Operational Concepts Document
OCE Other Cost Elements
OD Operations Directives
ODC Other Direct Costs
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OFCCP Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program
OHF Occupational Health Facility
OI Organization Issuances
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OMEU Operations, Maintenance, sustaining Engineering, User
OMRS Operational Maintenance Requirements Specification
OPM Office of Personnel Management
OPR Office of Primary Responsibility
OPS Operations
OR Operational Requirements
ORCA Online Representations and Certifications Application
ORD Operational Readiness Date
ORR Operational Readiness Review
ORU Orbital Replacement Unit
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OT Over Time
PAFB Patrick Air Force Base
PDF Adobe Portable Document File
PDFU Petri Dish Fixation Unit
PDO Property Disposal Officer
PDR Preliminary Design Review
PEPC Portable Equipment, Payloads and Cargo
PES Performance Evaluation Score
PHSF Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility
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PI Principal Investigator
PIN Personnel Identification Number
PIP Personnel Investigative Processing
PIV Personal Identification Verification
PKI Public Key Infrastructure
PMP Program Management Plan
PMRB Primary Material Review Board
POL Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants
PP&E Property, Plant and Equipment
PPBE Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution
PRACA Problem Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action
PRB Post Retirement Benefits
PRCU Payload Rack Checkout Unit
PRD Program Requirements Document
PSM Pressure Systems Manager
PSP Payload Support Plan
PTIM Porous Tube Insert Module
PVS Pressure Vessel System
PWS Performance Work Statement
QMS Quality Management Systems
R&F Rates and Factors
RAC Risk Assessment Code
RF Radio Frequency
RID Review Item Discrepancy
RIDM Risk Informed Decision Making
RMS Risk Management System
ROM Rough Order of Magnitude
RP Real Property
RPO Real Property Officer
RPSF Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility
RRMF Recycle, Reutilization, and Marketing Facility
RSA Russian Space Agency
RSCS Range Safety Checkout Subsystem
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RSI Real-time Simulation Interface
RSP Resupply Stowage Platform
RSR Resupply Stowage Racks
RTG Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
RTP Ready To Produce
RVM Requirements Verification Management
RVMP Requirements Verification Management Plan
S&MA Safety and Mission Assurance
SAA System Assurance Analysis
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
SATERN System for Administration, Training, and Education Resources for NASA
SBU Sensitive But Unclassified
SCA Service Contract Act
SCA System Criticality Analysis
SCAPE Self-Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble
SDL System Documentation List
SDS Shuttle Drawing System
SLC Standard Labor Categories
SLF Shuttle Landing Facility
SLS Space Launch System
SLSL Space Life Sciences Laboratory
SM Service Module
SMA Safety and Mission Assurance
SMD Science Mission Directorate
SPOC Space Program Operations Contract
SRB Solid Rocket Booster
SRD System Requirements Document
SRP Standard Repair Procedure
SRR System Requirements Review
SRS Support Request System
SSE Software Safety Engineer
SSLM Solid State Luminare Module
SSP Space Shuttle Program
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SSPF Space Station Processing Facility
STD Standard
STE Secure Terminal Equipment
STU Secure Telephone Unit
SW Space Wing
T&R Transition and Retirement
TBD To Be Determined
TDP Testing Designed Positions
TDY Temporary Duty
TICS Tool Inventory Control System
TIM Technical Interchange Meeting
TMR Technical Management Representative
TOSC Test and Operations Support Contract
TPFS Technical Performance Factor Score
TPFW Technical Performance Factor Weight
TPSF Thermal Protection System Facility
TRI Toxic Release Inventory
TSP Thrift Savings Plan
UDS Universal Documentation System
UTA Utility Transfer Assembly
V&V Verification and Validation
VAB Vehicle Assembly Building
VPP Voluntary Protection Program
WARN Workforce Adjustment and Retraining Notification
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
WG Working Group
WIP Work In Progress
WLI WorkLoad Indicators
WPES Weighted Performance Evaluation Score
WVPR Workforce Violence Prevention and Response
WYE Work Year Equivalent
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